Ray Swanson

American | 1937 - 2004

Ray Swanson was an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1937. Their work is currently being shown at Phippen Museum in Prescott. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art featured Ray Swanson's work in the past.Ray Swanson's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 10 USD to 108,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2000 the record price for this artist at auction is 108,000 USD for Movin' Through Dry Country, sold at Altermann Galleries, Scottsdale in 2012. In the past 12 months, their paintings have averaged 3,676 USD.Ray Swanson has been featured in articles for and . The most recent article is written for Fine Art Connoisseur in March 2025. The artist died in 2004.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Movin' the Longhorns

By Ray Swanson

+23%

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The Old Navajo Cares

By Ray Swanson

+20%

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Riding Old Burro

By Ray Swanson

+98%

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Recent Auction Results

Medicine Man

By Ray Swanson

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Watercolor, Ray Swanson ,1989

By Ray Swanson

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Ray Swanson (1937-2004) 48 x 30 inches

By Ray Swanson

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Current Exhibitions

Artistic Legacy

Phippen Museum

Prescott | Arizona | USA

Jan 18,2025 - Jul 13,2025

Past Exhibitions

Western Perspectives: Native American Artists and Images

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

Memphis | Tennessee | USA

Nov 20,2013 - Mar 02,2014

Articles

Fine Art Connoisseur 07/03/2025

Born in Germany but a U.S. citizen for many years, the New Jersey-based businessman Dieter Weissenrieder became interested in the visual arts as a young adult thanks to a close friend who became a curator at a major German museum.

ArtDaily 26/08/2023

Original paintings by renowned artists G. Harvey, Jean Metzinger and Julian Onderdonk; bronze creations by Richard MacDonald, Allan Houser and Bruce Greene

ArtDaily 23/08/2019

More than 150 Western art highlights from multiple significant private collections will be among the top attractions in Heritage Auctions鈥� Art of the West American Art auction Sept. 7 in Dallas, Texas.